Ready to Buy, Rent or Sell Timeshare? We Now Have More Timeshare Sales Offices to Serve You.

It’s official. Sell My Timeshare NOW has opened a new timeshare resales and timeshare rental advertising office in the home of timesharing—Orlando, Florida. Located at 400 South Park Center, 8415 South Park Circle, Suite 110, our new timeshare sales offices are not far from the busiest tourist attractions of Central Florida.

New Timeshare Sales Offices Mean New Jobs

With the hiring and training of six employees in the office now, our growth plans should take our Orlando timeshare sales office up to about 100 employees. Most of the new hires at our Orlando timeshare sales office will be drawn from the local pool of timeshare professionals available in the area. We also transferred one Sell My Timeshare NOW administrative employee from our corporate offices in Dover, NH.

The Orlando office will be managed by our new Senior Director of Sales, Aramis Cherrington. Aramis is a 15-year timeshare industry veteran and is the former Call Center Sales and Operations Director for Westgate Resorts. Before that, he was the Marketing Director for Sunterra’s Western Region call centers. One of his areas of special expertise is in implementing call centers for timeshare developers and achieving quick, sustainable results. We can’t think of better qualifications for heading up the Orlando timeshare resales and timeshare rental advertising offices of Sell My Timeshare NOW.

Follow this link to read the Sell My Timeshare NOW’s official press release.

The always-popular timeshare vacation destination, Massanutten Resort, is in the process of expanding. This past week the Rockingham County (Virginia) board of supervisors approved a request by the resort to expand with more timeshare units.

The original master plan called for 27 buildings of timeshare units with 12 timeshare units per building. The newly approved plan allows for as many as 76 lockout timeshare units, designed as one-and-a-half story paired homes.

Attorney Henry Clark, speaking on behalf of the timeshare resort, says the upgrades are vital, not just for the resort, but for the tax base of the community. Clark told WHSV TV, “The continued modification of the facilities at Massanutten Village is of extreme importance to the entire county both from a tax basis, an employment basis, and the general welfare of the county’s basis.”

The Long-Term Popularity of Massanutten Resort Timeshare

Vacation ownership and timeshares have been strong at the Massanutten Resort since the 1970’s. Located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Massanutten, this timeshare vacation destination offers summer visitors great options for mountain biking, hiking, picnicking, fishing, golfing, and enjoying the 5,000+ acres the resort offers.

Pools, hot tubs, a massive indoor water park, spas, and a skate park for skateboarders and in-line skaters, adds to the resort’s appeal and multi-season appeal.

If you are interested in learning more about the popular and growing Massanutten Resort, check out the opportunities in Massanutten Mountainside Villas timeshare resales and Massanutten Shenandoah timeshare resales, both part of this beautiful resort.

• Massanutten Mountainside Villas
• Massanutten Shenandoah Villas

David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort and Spa timeshare in Genoa, Nevada has plans to construct more than one hundred new timeshare units.

Back in 1997, when this Nevada timeshare was originally permitted, construction plans allowed for up to 150 timeshare units. Originally, 112 timeshare units were constructed at David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort and Spa timeshare, but recently approved plans call for 228 more timeshare units at the resort.

Because the timeshare development will have timeshare units constructed on both sides of a busy highway, a local governmental agency, the Genoa Town Board, has proposed that an underground tunnel for pedestrian traffic be constructed below the highway.

David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort and Spa Nevada timeshare estimates the cost of the tunnel at $300,000, and plan to make the tunnel large enough to permit use by golf carts. The Nevada Community Development Commission has agreed to cover thirty percent of the cost, up to $90,000.

You may not recognize the name “David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort and Spa,” but you probably are familiar with Celebrity Resorts, the company that owns this timeshare. With timeshare resorts located across the US in Florida, Nevada, the Poconos, Colorado, Atlantic City, Hawaii, and California timeshare, Celebrity Resorts offers more than a dozen popular vacation locations.

Nevada Timeshare Offers Unique Ways to Relax

While all the Celebrity Resorts timeshares are outstanding destinations, David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort and Spa Nevada timeshare is a standout, with relaxing mineral hot tubs, heated pools, steam rooms, a sauna, six mineral pools, and a menu of spa treatments.

And if you aren’t too relaxed from your hot mineral soaks to do nothing more than peacefully gaze at the serene mountain vistas, there are three championship golf courses just minutes away; water sports at Lake Tahoe; gaming; and of course winter skiing.

Buy a David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort and Spa Nevada timeshare resale or book a timeshare rental vacation there and you could be soaking your cares away before you know it.

The Royal LePage 2009 Recreational Property Report was released this week revealing some interesting trends and vacation ownership preferences among Canadians.

According to the report, the dream of many Canadians to own recreational property has not diminished, despite the downturn economy. A media release from Royal LePage Real Estate Services showed that Canadians see vacation property ownership as both an investment and as a source of vacation enjoyment. The feeling is so strong, they are willing to make a variety of different sacrifices in order to own a cottage, cabin, or chalet.

Phil Soper, president and CEO of Royal LePage Real Estate notes that increasing traffic, overcrowding, and congestion in cities seems to be driving the intense desire of many Canadians to own recreational property, particularly lakeside property, for which the survey respondents showed a 68 percent preference above all other vacation destinations.

Among the survey respondents living in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, while fifty percent would prefer to individually own a cottage on a lake as their first choice, twenty-two percent would like to buy Canada timeshare.

The Attraction of Canada Timeshare and Why Timeshare Makes So Much Sense

Globally, many people must share the feelings of these Canadians. Work environments grow more hectic and pressured. The daily commute is increasingly stressful and time consuming. We are worried about our jobs, our futures, and our families, and at a time many people feel they can least afford a vacation; they actually need it the most.

Canada timeshares are some of the more outstanding in the world offering lakeside retreats, spectacular ski resorts, and to the surprise of many, some of the best golf destinations in North America. While owning a cabin in the Canadian woods may seem ideal for many people, once they have fully considered their responsibilities that go with property ownership, they realize that to buy Canada timeshare affords them all the pleasures of vacation ownership, without the hassle of handling maintenance and upkeep themselves. Canada timeshares are an ideal solution to pay for only the days and nights you actual use your vacation property.

Popular Canada Timeshare Resales

• WorldMark The Canadian Timeshare
• WorldMark Sundance Timeshare
• WorldMark Cascade Lodge Timeshare
• Whistler Resort & Club Timeshare
• Shell Vacations Club At Mountainside Lodge Timeshare
• Shell Vacations Club At Carriage Hills Resort Timeshare

Florida Representative Alan Grayson has introduced the Paid Vacation Act of 2009. This proposed legislation provides for the first-ever US law to require businesses to provide all fulltime employees with paid vacation days.

Many Americans are under the impression that such legislation already exists, but if you are one of the 28 million US workers who receive zero paid vacation days, then you already know there is no labor law currently in place to guarantee workers even one day per year of paid vacation time. What may surprise you most is that the US is the only industrialized nation without a minimum annual leave statute and that at least 147 countries have a specific law that addresses and requires employers to provide paid vacation time to workers.

What the Critics Say about the Paid Vacation Act

As good as the new Paid Vacation Act sounds, let’s be fair and look at what critics are saying about the proposed law. While Grayson says the law applies only to fulltime employees, the proposed law’s definition of fulltime includes anyone working a minimum of 25 hours per week or 1250 hours per year, which doesn’t sound like fulltime to most people. The law would apply to companies with as few as 100 employees, which means that some of the employers impacted qualify as small businesses. More importantly, the law, as proposed, would also mandate that three years after its effective date, employers would be required to then begin providing two weeks of paid vacation, while companies with 50 or more employees would begin having to provide one week of paid vacation time.

Critics of the bill say that passing it could motivate some companies to hold employee numbers below the 100- or 50-employee threshold, thereby reducing the number of available jobs. The Society for Human Resource Management points out that, “… a one-size fits all, government-imposed mandate is not the answer.” And of course, with so many struggling businesses, and so many Americans currently unemployed or underemployed, desperately seeking a job (even one with no vacation time), how can legislators justify passing any bill that puts more economic burden on the backs of employers? The timing of this bill, critics say, is just not right.

Why the Critics May be Wrong about the Paid Vacation Act

Now for the other side of the argument … As the ARDA (American Resort Development Association) website, VacationBetter.org points out, the relationship between your health and your vacation days is startling. According to VacationBetter.org, “Studies have firmly established that men who don’t take vacations are 32 percent more likely to die of heart attacks and women are 50 percent more likely. Lack of vacation time doubles the rate of depression for women. Whereas after vacations, workers gain an hour per night of quality sleep and their reaction times are 30 to 40 percent faster, improvements that last for several months.”

The Center for Economic and Policy Research points out that, “… a lack of vacation causes stress and workplace burnout, and that those evil twins cost the economy more than $300 billion each year.”

In Europe, every worker gets at least four weeks of paid vacation time by law (French law requiring the most with 30 days of paid leave), yet despite this, the Euro is rising while the US dollar is falling. According to Mark Rosekind of Alertness Solutions, vacations can result in as much as an 82 percent increase in performance, and studies at Iowa State University show that workers demonstrate a 60 percent increase in productivity in the month or two following a vacation.

Congressman Grayson says, “Why are paid vacations good enough for the Chinese, French, Japanese, and German employees, but not good enough for us? In other countries, it’s a matter of right. Everyone is entitled to it. In our country, it is a matter of class. Over time we are coming to realize that whatever your background, wherever you grew up, wherever you live, there are certain basic elements that people need to have enjoyable lives. They need health care. They need a decent paying job. And for a good life, they need time off.”

Grayson, who represents the Eighth District in Florida (which includes the Orlando-Kissimmee vacation area), believes that passing the bill into law will not only improve work environments for individuals but will substantially jumpstart the economy with tourist dollars. Reuters News shows that the US Tour Operators Association and the Adventure Travel Trade Association both support the bill, while the US Travel Association has yet to speak out on it.

Paid Vacation Time and Timeshare Resales and Timeshare Rentals

As the people at Festiva Resorts pointed out in a recent blog post about the proposed vacation law, “…who deserves a vacation? Everyone does! If you are spending this Memorial Day at a Festiva Resort or any other timeshare or vacation ownership resort, then cheers to you!”

With roughly one quarter of the American workforce potentially affected by the bill, should it pass, some 28 million people could suddenly become the recipient of a week of paid vacation time, a schedule which greatly lends itself to choosing a timeshare vacation. Timeshare vacations reduce or eliminate the time and stress involved in vacation planning and put you on the fast track to vacation enjoyment and relaxation. You know before you go what type of accommodations and amenities your timeshare resort vacation destination provides, and you bypass the hassle of searching for availability and affordability in hotel or motel rooms. When you get only one week of vacation time, you can maximize the benefit of it with an easy-to-enjoy, easy-to-afford timeshare resale or timeshare rental.

For timeshare owners looking to sell timeshare, or use it as a timeshare rental, the idea that 28 million Americans could soon be in the market for affordable vacation lodging might be a great benefit for them, as well.

Yes, there are two sides to every story, but no matter where you stand on the proposed legislation, it is difficult to argue against the proven mental and physical benefits a vacation affords.

Here’s more information on the importance of taking a vacation from VacationBetter.org:

ARDA (the American Resort Development Association) has introduced its annual contest for timeshare owners. Enter your vacation photo, story, or short video (up to 3 minutes) depicting a special timeshare vacation memory and you could win a $1,000 American Express gift card. Your entry should represent a special timeshare vacation memory, according to ARDA, that had a meaningful effect on your family, your health, or your overall enjoyment of life.

ARDA has always promoted the fact that taking regular vacations is not just fun, it’s good for your health and well-being. Last year, ARDA launched a new website, VacationBetter.org with the purpose of spreading the message, and encouraging more people to simply “Vacation Better”.

Since the contest runs from May 15, 2009 until August 31, 2009, if you don’t already have that special timeshare vacation memory, you have all summer long to buy timeshare resales or rent timeshare and MAKE a memory.

Statistics show that more than 47 million Americans will not use all of their vacation days, proving that we don’t all “get it” when it comes to the importance of leisure time and days spent on holiday. Yet, perhaps the ease, convenience, and long-term value of timeshare, are reasons that, according to Owners Perspective Magazine, “…vacation ownership properties are experiencing more than 80 percent occupancy rates as of March 31, 2009.”

VacationBetter.org will award 3 first place winners, one for photography, one for their written story, and one for video. In each of those categories, there will also be a second place winner, who will receive a $250 American Express gift card. For the complete contest rules, click here.

Before Sell My Timeshare NOW releases the new HOT 100 List next week, I want to remind you about the favorite timeshare resorts that made the top ten on last year’s list. For anyone who is considering buying timeshare, or who wants to sell timeshare or rent timeshare, comparing this year’s list with the favorites from last year could provide interesting and helpful insights. The timeshare properties that made the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 List are those that were advertised on our website and received the greatest number of offers to buy or rent.

Marriott timeshare had four resorts in the top ten last year. Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club was number 10; Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas timeshare was number 7; Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club timeshare was number 6; and Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club timeshare was number 4.

The Manhattan Club, a signature urban timeshare, was number 9. Harborside Resort at Atlantis in the Bahamas, a unique resort that combines elements of a casino, water park, and beachside timeshare, was number 8.

Hawaii timeshares, always popular, accounted for three of the top 10 spots, including the already mentioned Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, Diamond Resorts Ka’anapali Beach Club timeshare, which was number 5 on the HOT 100 list, and Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas, which was number 2.

Orange Lake’s West Village, now under the umbrella of the Holiday Inn brand, was HOT 100 timeshare number 3, while all the fabulous multi-destinations resorts of WorldMark by Wyndham timeshare ranked at the very top, having received the greatest number of offers to buy or rent.

The new HOT 100 list has seen a few changes although several of these well-liked timeshare properties remain at the top. I think you may be surprised by the INCREASES in both the number of offers to buy timeshare or rent timeshare on the top 10 list and across the top 100. When you see the numbers, you may think twice about whether we are in an economic recession or not. What the numbers validate is the timeless interest in timeshare. No matter the economy, timeshare resales are an opportunity with a global market and are widely recognized as offering great vacation value at your favorite destinations.

Some Mexico timeshare resorts are extra special, and a select few take the idea of extra special to a whole other level. Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach is one of those timeshares in a class by itself. It is also timeshare resort number 11 as we wrap up the Sell My Timeshare NOW HOT 100 list.

Vacation in a Cabo San Lucas Timeshare Getaway

Located near beautiful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach is renowned for its incredible vistas, serene locale, and romantic, private golden sand beach. This Cabo San Lucas timeshare is located on a 50-acre site, in the southern Baja, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean.

Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach is close enough to the popular tourist destination of Los Cabos, (which means “The Capes” and includes Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo) for you to fully enjoy dining, shopping, and entertainment. At the same time, it is sufficiently private so that you will feel as if you are away from the hustle and bustle, relaxing in your own secluded Mexico timeshare beachside resort.

What to Expect in your Pueblo Bonito Resort Mexico Timeshare

Choose from a Junior Suite, which includes a fully furnished kitchenette, large bath with shower, a private terrace or balcony, a living room area and two double beds. Junior suites at the Pueblo Bonito Resort Mexico timeshare are over 525 square feet of comfortable, luxurious, timeshare accommodation.

The Luxury Suites include all of the amenities of the Junior Suite plus a dining area that seats four, and a private master bedroom and bath which includes two double beds. Luxury suites offer more than 750 square feet of elegant, relaxing space to enjoy.

Presidential and Penthouse suites are also available and all Pueblo Bonito Resort Mexico timeshare units, including the Junior Suite, offer spectacular ocean views.

On property, you will find the spa, for ultimate relaxation; wedding services; children’s activities; sparkling pools, and so very much more. Nearby golf, eco-tours, horseback riding, sport fishing, and water sports lets you pack a lot of action (or relaxation) into your Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach timeshare vacation.

With Mexico timeshare resales and Mexico timeshare rentals available at great prices, the only thing left for you to do is start packing.

Have you been on a medical vacation?

In case you are not familiar with the term, a medical vacation is one where you combine vacation travel with medical treatment, typically surgery. Categorized under the broader topic of “medical tourism,” the idea of traveling to another country to have surgery, especially elective procedures, is growing in popularity.

Cost, of course, can be a driving factor in the decision by Americans to travel overseas for medical treatment. A November 2007 report (which appears below) prepared by Healthbase, identifies incredible savings, and cites the example of a hip surgery that costs $12,000 in India, but averages $48,000 in the US.

Other reasons often given for traveling abroad to receive medical treatment include: shorter wait times to schedule procedures; relaxed and private location for recovery; new or experimental procedures available that are not yet offered in the US; and the cost savings means you can bring family members along to enjoy the trip as a vacation while you spend your time recouping.

This week South Korea, a country seeking to cash in on medical tourism, announced the debut of the foreign medical tourist visa, designed to simplify the process of traveling to Korea for medical services. Thailand issued a press release, just this week, identifying that they are targeting Qatar, Japan, and England as sources for medical tourists. The release says that the government of Thailand seeks to become a, “medical tourism hub for high-quality, low cost health and medical services,” and goes on to explain that a breast augmentation, that in the US would cost between $3,000 and $8,000, in Thailand costs approximately $2,000.

CNNHealth.com identifies the following destinations as medical tourism hotspots:

• Brazil
• Singapore
• Central America (specifically Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica)
• South Africa (home to what has been dubbed, the scalpel “safari”)
• Malaysia
• South Korea
• Hungary
• India

Timeshare Resales and Timeshare Rentals Fit in this Picture Perfectly

Since you aren’t likely to want to go directly from the hospital to a plane headed home, you will probably want a place to spend a few days before and after your surgery, as well as the fact that your travel companions will need accommodations during the time you are hospitalized. Where would you rather be, a hotel room or a spacious timeshare with kitchen facilities, perhaps separate bedrooms, internet access, and so many of the comforts of home?

That’s easy to answer. You will want space to quietly relax, and spend some down time before you return home. And since the whole idea of the trip was to save money, timeshare resales and timeshare rentals fit that plan perfectly.

Not only are there amazing options in timeshare resales, but if you decide to return for follow-up treatment or to have additional medical procedures performed in that same city, a timeshare makes the rescheduling of your accommodations especially easy.

Medical Tourism Guide

One of the reasons people are attracted to timeshare vacations is that timeshare vacation planning is streamlined. Easy to plan, easy to enjoy, and especially easy if you are scheduling a South Dakota timeshare vacation.

That’s because, there is only one timeshare resort in South Dakota … Barefoot Resort Timeshare in the old gold mining town of Lead.

South Dakota Timeshare Resales and Timeshare Rentals

If you are hoping to capture the rustic feel of a western ranch, with plenty of modern comforts and amenities, then Barefoot Resort timeshare is perfect for you. Located in the southwestern corner of the state, not far from the Wyoming state line and the city of Cheyenne, Barefoot Resort offers quiet relaxation and excellent proximity to Terry Peak Ski resort.

Averaging 150 inches of snow annually, Barefoot Resort attracts skiers, snowmobilers, and winter sports enthusiasts. Summers mean hiking, horseback riding, and enjoying the outdoor pools, hot tubs, and saunas. You are also only a short drive from Mount Rushmore, Presidents Park, Deadwood, Crazy Horse, Wind Cave, Spearfish Canyon, Jewel Cave, Custer State Park, and Devils Tower.

Trading Places International recently has been awarded the Barefoot Resort timeshare management contract and will service all timeshare reservations, timeshare exchanges, and financial services of the resort. Perspective Magazine quotes Douglas L. Wilcox, vice president of Resort Management as saying. “This new vacation destination will be a wonderful addition to Trading Places’ growing mid-west family of resorts.”

There are 44 one, two, and three-bedroom timeshare units at Barefoot Resort timeshares. You can learn more about the opportunities in Barefoot Resort timeshare resales and timeshare rentals at Sell My Timeshare NOW.